The Complete JIRA Essentials Agile Project Management Course
What you'll learn
- Understand what JIRA is, benefits of JIRA and how to use JIRA
- Understand Jira's core features and how it works.
- Use Jira more productively.
- Benefit from Jira as a team leader or manager.
- Set Jira up for your team or company as an administrator.
- Use examples presented in this course to customize and use JIRA based on your own unique needs
- Use JIRA as a user working within an agile team - creating, working on and searching for issues, customizing dashboards etc.
- Get ideas (through examples presented in the course) on how JIRA can be utilized for different scenarios or situations
- Learn how you can use both JIRA and Confluence together to work better and be more productive in general
- Integrate multiple tools, plugins, and add-ons to further enhance Jira's functionality
- Understand project settings in Jira and project customization
Requirements
- There is no pre-requisite knowledge required to take this course.
- If you're looking to practice or follow along with the videos, you would need access to a free Jira Cloud instance via a web browser
Description
Join more than 65,000 companies who are using Jira to manage their projects, and take your Jira skills to the next level with this comprehensive course!
As a Udemy Instructor, I have helped more than 28,000 professionals (and counting).
This course covers all the advanced features and functionalities of JIRA using real-world use cases, designed for a wide audience including general team members, managers, and administrators.
It aims to enhance your proficiency and effectiveness in utilizing Jira, offering hours of content tailored to the primary user categories within Jira - Team Member, Scrum Master, Managers , Product Owners and Admins.
Each module is segmented to address the specific needs of these users, ensuring easy access to relevant information regardless of your role.
JIRA stands out as a comprehensive tool and a leading agile project management solution. When utilized and configured properly, it can significantly improve productivity and efficiency.
Various organizations employ distinct approaches to structure their projects, and selecting the most suitable tool depends on the methodology you follow. Jira stands out as an exceptional project management tool, particularly adept at assisting diverse teams in project management.
Reasons to take this course include:
Learning key aspects of Scrum and Kanban agile methodologies.
Comprehensive coverage of JIRA functionalities, from agile team collaboration to project administration.
Practical examples, such as managing daily tasks through scrum-based processes and configuring permissions for internal and external team members.
Guidance on creating various issue types, customizing workflows, and managing multiple teams and agile boards.
Ongoing support to address any queries you may have.
Learn how to quickly manage Scrum and Kanban Agile projects using JIRA Software Cloud and more!
Learn Jira Agile Project Management - Scrum/Kanban
Jira comes in various versions, yet its fundamental principles remain consistent across all of them. In this course, we utilize a non-premium Jira software version on the Cloud—the flagship edition widely employed for agile project management. Companies embracing agile methodologies will undoubtedly reap the benefits of deploying Jira. As we delve into this introduction, rest assured that even beginners will swiftly grasp the essentials of agile methodology.
Course structure:
Introduction to essential agile and Jira concepts.
End-user perspective: Key functionalities for those using Jira within their organization.
Team leadership and management: Strategies to enhance team effectiveness.
Administration perspective: Configuring Jira for organizational success.
While the course is tailored to different user types, it is designed to benefit all participants, regardless of their role. For instance, end-users can gain insights into Jira workflows, enabling effective communication with administrators.
Additional course highlights include:
In-depth exploration of Scrum and Kanban methodologies.
Guidance on navigating the Jira interface, creating issues, and utilizing custom dashboards.
Configuration and management of agile boards, backlog, sprints, and releases.
Comprehensive understanding of Jira administration, with practical examples for customization.
Exploration of next-gen projects in Jira and extra content on real-world scenarios.
Insight into the integration of Jira with Confluence for efficient content management.
In summary, this course serves as a comprehensive guide to Jira, offering both introductory insights and advanced features. Through practical examples and continuous updates, it aims to empower learners with practical skills and knowledge for real-world application. Assistance and support are available throughout your learning journey.
The key takeaways from the course are:
The different versions of Jira
Basics of agile methodology
Key agile and Jira terminology
Navigating Jira’s interface
How to create and customize a team-managed project
Using a company-managed project
Team-managed project vs. company-managed project
How to create and manage Scrum boards and Kanban boards
How to create issues and the various issue types
Creating filters
Using dashboards
Jira’s reports and roadmaps
User management
Understanding workflows
Understanding how schemes work
Creating custom fields
Automation basics
Jira system administration overview
Customizing Jira using the administrative back end
By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently set up Jira projects, create and modify issues, and set up filters, Scrum and Kanban boards, and dashboards. You'll also learn how to read and analyze various reports and graphs, as well as create your own reports. With a wealth of tips and tricks at your disposal, you'll become a confident Jira user and be able to improve your team's productivity and performance through an optimized Jira setup.
But that's not all - we'll also delve into more advanced topics, such as advanced filtering, workflows management, and project custom settings. With the majority of the lectures designed to be hands-on, you'll set up a brand new Jira instance together with the instructor and explore various settings, tools, and functionalities step-by-step while setting up a nicely organized backlog.
Have you been tasked by your company to figure out how to use JIRA for your agile software or business projects?
Are you tired of looking for quick and easy ways to implement the best JIRA features to help you streamline your agile projects, only to find boring technical explanations with complex, hard to understand videos?
Then look no further.
Whether you're new to JIRA or Agile methodologies, an Agile Certified Scrum Master, Product Owner or software developer, this course will provide you the strategic and tactical essentials to get the most out of your JIRA Agile projects using a REAL world based example project, while saving you tons of time during the learning process.
Each lesson has been carefully crafted to focus on the key core elements of JIRA to help streamline your workflow while applying JIRA best practices FAST!
Looking for a quick tip on how to configure something in JIRA? Just skip to the lesson on that topic.
So, if you're ready to master your workflow the JIRA Software way while looking great to your boss and key stakeholders, then click the lesson videos on the right and let's get started!
Course enrollment grants you lifetime access, with no expiration, to all the course lectures, activities, handouts, and quizzes. In addition, you’ll also receive 1-on-1 support for any questions or uncertainties that come up. And this all comes with a money-back guarantee. You have nothing to lose and so much knowledge to gain.
All the skills you learn can be immediately applied to your organization's Jira, and the instructor will provide tips to ensure you are skilled in Agile Project Management using JIRA
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who is looking for an agile project management tool
- Anyone looking to get introduced to Jira and Confluence and learn about how they work
- Anyone who is looking to understand all features and concepts of Jira & Confluence and get up to speed with using and administering them for their teams
- Anyone looking for examples on how Jira can be used for agile teams and/or ideas on how to take advantage of Jira for various scenarios
- Jira users who want to be able to use it better. Team leaders and managers who want to take advantage of its features for their team and, finally, administrators who need to set Jira up for their teams and companies.
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